One Pan-African team
A single Pan-African payroll team configures and runs your payroll — consistent service, wherever your people are.
Popay Payroll · Cameroon PopayPayroll
Payroll in Cameroon, handled the local way.
Statutory contributions, compliant payslips, local contracts and leave — configured to local law inside our own engine.
One engine, all of Africa. Cameroon payroll rules run natively inside our own gross-to-net engine — monitored and kept current by our Pan-African team, not stitched from third-party aggregators.
Talk to our African payroll team No commitment — a working conversation about your team in Cameroon.
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CM · payroll across the continent
Calculate your Cameroon payroll
A live Cameroon gross-to-net simulator is on the way — the same engine that already runs payroll across Africa.
Our legislation team is updating the figures — the live simulator for this country will publish soon.Understand HR in Cameroon
Everything Cameroon payroll asks of an employer — in one place.
The full local picture for Cameroon: statutory contributions and the rules our engine runs natively — maintained by our Pan-African legislation team.
01 · At a glance
Cameroon payroll, by the numbers
The fixed parameters every Cameroon payroll run starts from.
Currency
Central African CFA franc (XAF)
Tax authority
DGI — Direction Générale des Impôts
Income tax year
1 January – 31 December (calendar year)
Payroll cycle
Monthly (most common)
02 · Taxation, social contributions & retirement
Social contributions in Cameroon
Statutory contributions declared by the employer, each scheme with its own rate,
| Scheme | Employer | Employee | Basis & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNPS — PensionCeiling 9,000,000 XAF/year | 4.2% | 4.2% | 750,000 XAF/month |
| CNPS — Family allowances | 7% | 0% | 750,000 XAF/month |
| CNPS — Work accidentSector-rated; set per company | 1.75% | 0% | — |
| CFC — Crédit Foncier | 1.5% | 1% | No ceiling |
| FNE — Employment fund | 1% | 0% | No ceiling |
| IRPP — Income taxPlus 10% CAC | Withheld at source | Progressive (up to 35%) | — |
CNPS declared monthly. IRPP withheld; 10% CAC applies on top of IRPP.
Native African payroll — one accountable partner.
Compliant payslips
Statutory contributions, income tax and net pay computed and presented on a payslip built for local requirements.
We own the gross-to-net engine
Local rules are configured natively inside our engine, not stitched from third-party aggregators — one accountable system, one contract.
Talk to our Pan-African payroll team.
Tell us about your team in Cameroon and we'll map your options — payroll, contracts and local compliance — plainly and without commitment.
